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Their WRC involvment was an success?
Of course the Arena Fords need to improve a lot but it's not impossible. |
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While Ford may be giving Team Aon some money, the only way they will get anywhere closer to the pointy end of the grid is with full works backing. However just because M-sport is losing it's works backing does not mean Team Aon will be given it. In fact they could lose something out of this. So the cynic inside of me will say I doubt they will get works backing and the best outcome is that they keep some form of funding.
Then again, it was Ford of Europe that was doing the works backing for the WRC? If I remember was it Ford of the USA that was helping Team Aon money wise. (This could be wrong.) Here's some reading about the pull out. |
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I'm not sure if WTCC is a better deal than WRC.
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Heading back towards the topic - Rene Munnich is replacing O'Young at STR for the final round of the WTCC with a view to running a team next year. Currently he runs the all-inkl.com team in GT1 but as that's been canned for next year he's looking at options. They'd be a good addition to the grid - well backed and professionally run team, not sure what model they'd run though. |
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Ah right. I'm a bit out of the loop with FIA GTs due to the TV coverage being on ESPN.
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Motorsport Total has a very honest interview with Rene Münnich.
He says he doesn't expect to get good results, because he doesn't have the experience and also no testing, but the main idea of the guest start is to collect information about the series. WTCC is the only real possibility they have for 2013 and unless the Suzuka races are a complete disaster, they will enter. As for the cars, he says SEAT is their first option, a new manufacturer (Honda?) is also possible but SEAT seems most likely. And he wants to field professional drivers. |
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It's a well funded and professional team.
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Alan Gow on the WTCC and it's future.
Looks like they are looking at new regs for 2015. (Around when Citroën are looking at entering.) |
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The WTCC has close to no media coverage in Hispanic America. I think it's broadcasted on Speed Channel, but outside it nobody hears about it.
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I strongly disagree with Alan Gow about national championships having their own rulesets. A single ruleset is whats needed throughout Europe and possibly worldwide.
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It’s a 2nd class World series – and no amount of ‘bigging it up’ can help it. It should be the best Touring cars, with the best drivers, on the best tracks. It’s none of those. Whatever problems the WRC has had recently – it does have history, and has been a success in the past – the WTCC is stuck on a ‘minority’ channel. Does Joe Public know about it? Does he even care? No! I think Touring cars as a World series are finished – leave them for National series. 300BHP mainly FWD tin tops....er, no thanks. |
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And how many jobs/seats does Alan Gow have? ToCA, MSA Chairman, FiA Touring car commission...... |
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If you are referring to the DTM, then I kinda agree that the DTM is a one of its kind type of series. I wouldn't lump all touring cars together, however I would like to see perhaps a 2-tier touring car ruleset. 1 set of rules for your 300bhp saloons / hatchbacks and another set of rules for your 450bhp RWD series.
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